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Comparison Of Responses In Proactive Vs. Reactive Balance Control, Christina A. Sadowski, Deborah Espy 
Cleveland State University
Comparison Of Responses In Proactive Vs. Reactive Balance Control, Christina A. Sadowski, Deborah Espy
Undergraduate Research Posters 2012
Even though recent research suggests reactive balance training (unexpected, external perturbations) has more effective, long term results than proactive training (self-initiated actions), the latter is used most often in a clinical setting due to its affordability and convenience. This pilot study sought to develop a safe, affordable, and easily portable perturbation-inducing device to be used for reactive balance training.
Postural And Muscular Adaptations To Repetitive Simulated Assembly Line Work, Samantha E. Ebata 
McMaster University
Postural And Muscular Adaptations To Repetitive Simulated Assembly Line Work, Samantha E. Ebata
Open Access Dissertations and Theses
Few studies have shown the process of adaptation in muscle activity and joint angle during prolonged repetitive work. Fifteen healthy men performed 1 minute cycles of automotive-related tasks, which included a finger pull, knob turn, drill press and hose connector push. The experiment occurred on two days, separated by 24 hours. Day 1 required 61 cycles, with 5 cycles on day 2. Electromyography and kinematics of the upper extremity were analyzed at 12-minute intervals. Time to complete work cycle decreased by 6.3 s at the end of day 1 and 5.3 s on day 2. Peak EMG decreased ...
Have You Considered High School Peer Health Educators?, Mary C. Schutten 
Grand Valley State University
Have You Considered High School Peer Health Educators?, Mary C. Schutten
Mary C. Schutten
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Task-Dependent Properties Of The Human Anconeus Muscle, Brad Harwood 
Western University
Task-Dependent Properties Of The Human Anconeus Muscle, Brad Harwood
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Recording motor unit (MU) action potentials during fast muscle contractions, specifically during movement, presents unique challenges that constrain the investigation of the upper limits of human MU performance. The anconeus muscle exhibits many advantageous characteristics that suggest it is an appealing model for the study of MU behaviour in challenging experiment paradigms. Thus, the purpose was to determine the MU recruitment and discharge properties associated with the generation of movement up to maximal angular velocities of elbow extension and to determine the effect of submaximal fatiguing movements on these MU properties. Due to the synergistic nature of the anconeus in ...
Electroencephalographic Correlates Of Spatial Attention Index The Degree Of Online Control In Goal-Directed Reaching, Ali Mulla Western University
Electroencephalographic Correlates Of Spatial Attention Index The Degree Of Online Control In Goal-Directed Reaching, Ali Mulla
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Goal-directed reaches performed with limb vision (i.e., closed-loop: CL) are more accurate than their limb occluded (i.e., open-loop: OL) counterparts. This finding is frequently attributed to the use of online limb vision to effect trajectory amendments. Notably, however, the central planning of CL and OL reaches may also influence trajectory control. To that end, I examined the behavioural and event-related brain potentials (ERP) of reaches in a target perturbation paradigm wherein information regarding the nature of response (CL or OL) was provided prior to response cuing. CL reaches exhibited earlier and more effective trajectory amendments than OL reaches ...
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Julia Fenton
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Evan Welo
Macalester College
Kinga Eliasz
McMaster University
Gregory Snider
California Polytechnic State University
Christina Sadowski
Cleveland State University
Deborah Espy
Cleveland State University
Mitchell Longstaff
Southern Cross University
Gina Siconolfi-Morris
University of Kentucky
Maxime Robert Paquette
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Kia Sanei
McMaster University
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Determining The Validity Of The Nintendo Wii Balance Board As An Assessment Tool For Balance
Mental Imagery And Basketball: A Comparison Of Cognitive-Specific And Flow Imagery, Evan Welo
Principles Of Movement Control That Affect Choreographers' Instruction Of Dance, Julia Fenton
Examining The Effects Of Learner-Adapted Practice On Motor Skill Acquisition, Kinga Eliasz
Contributions Of Zebrafish Descending Motor Control Neurons To Visually-Guided Locomotor Behaviors
The Effect Of Random, Blocked, And Transition Practice Schedules On Children’S Performance Of A Barrier Knockdown Test, Gregory Snider
Comparison Of Responses In Proactive Vs. Reactive Balance Control, Deborah Espy, Christina Sadowski
Muscle Function During Swimming And Running In Aquatic, Semi-Aquatic And Cursorial Birds
The Influence Of Tremor On Handwriting Performance Under Conditions Of Low And Intermediate Physical Stress, Mitchell Longstaff
Use Of A Video Game Based Balance Training Intervention On The Balance And Function Of Children With Developmental Disabilities, Gina Siconolfi-Morris
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